In a Valley of Violence Page #3

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Oh, you watch your mouth!

No!

I'll sway what I want,

and I'll serve who I want.

Dad said for us to run

this hotel, not just you.

He could be a criminal.

So have some sense.

Oh, Ellen, shut up.

You let me worry about this.

I think he's handsome,

and I like his dog,

and I wanna know

more about them both.

I'm not scared, and you're

not gonna ruin this for me.

You foolish little girl.

One day you'll realize there's

no sense in being difficult.

You make the best of what you can.

Now, Gilly takes care of me.

So every time you put him down,

you ought to remember

that he's why I'm always

in nice dresses and jewelry,

and you're still lookin'

like a little old farm girl.

There's a reason we have it better

than most people in this town.

So wise up. Maybe then you'll find

someone to take care of you too,

but it's not gonna be

that man upstairs!

Because he is a rapscallion!

And we don't serve rapscallions.

Well, maybe I like rapscallions.

Now, go tend to that

nincompoop fianc of yours

and leave me be.

Show him how you ruined

your dress.

See if he buys you

a new one then.

Maybe he can fix that

black tooth of yours

while he's at it.

Gilly! I'm coming, baby.

What did I tell you

about staying out of trouble?

Oh, I know.

Probably was all my fault.

Hey, you know what?

What Cathy'd say?

She'd say, "you got sand,

but you could use a little bit

more in your mouth."/

isn't that funny?

Sh*t.

Fair fight or no fair fight...

Whatever law they got

in this town

is gonna want to talk

to us soon.

So we best be moving on.

Thank you.

From your description, I

expected you to be a lot taller.

Have a seat.

Coffee's ready.

I thought you both

might like some.

I have some pig-stew boiling

if you're hungry.

Mary-Anne, sweetheart,

find something else to do.

Do you want me to watch

Abbie for you? No.

Are you sure? I'll be real nice to her.

I promise.

Mary-Anne.

Yes, sir.

Move your feet.

Yes, sir.

Now, you don't wanna sit,

that's fine,

but all you're doing

is giving me a sore neck.

See I got to take the weight off

it once in a while.

I'm not proud of it.

That's a sweet doggy.

She do any tricks?

She bites.

All right, down to business,

I guess.

I am Clyde Martin.

I am the marshal here in Denton.

You got a badge?

Damn pin broke.

Satisfied?

You busted up my

deputy pretty good.

I had no idea

he was your deputy.

I...

I was just trying

to defend myself.

I know you were.

Nobody dare tell me that

'cause it's my son.

And I know how he is.

But defending or not,

he's still my son,

and he's my deputy too.

So all of this is

kind of lousy for me.

Well, I can't have people thinking this

kind of business goes on around here.

First the fight breaks out,

then another.

And all the sudden all hell

breaks loose

and everybody's got

something to say.

This town's fallen

on some hard times.

The last thing I need is

a stranger starting trouble.

Yeah, no, i... I'm not

gonna cause any troubles.

No. We're just, uh,

passin' through.

Well, that's what I hear.

Now, is that your horse

over there at bill's outfit?

That's a Mcclellan saddle.

And would I be right to suspect

that that is a Springfield

trapdoor rifle

that you got tied up there too?

I could throw you

in jail right now.

You want that?

I don't think so.

Only one reason I don't.

And that's the two items

on your horse

because what they tell me

is that you're just not

another vagabond or criminal

that I should be locking away.

It tells me that you're army,

but what it does not tell me

is why the hell are you

all the way out here?

Now, last I heard

the cavalry was

still busy killing Injuns

in Kansas and Oklahoma.

Now, we are a long way

from Kansas, soldier.

You mind filling me in?

We're leaving.

Now, just a minute.

If you're a deserter,

I have a duty

as a U.S. marshal

to turn you in.

I took an oath.

But that would cause extra

attention that I don't want.

You see, I have a way of doing

things around this town

that some think of

as non-traditional,

and I don't want to turn that

upside down.

And I have a feeling

neither of us want

the extra attention.

Am I right?

Frankly, I feel like

I've given the military enough.

And from the looks of it,

so have you.

Now, I have sympathy

for men who have fought in wars

and even those

who have abandoned them.

So you find yourself

another town

far away from here,

one with fancy whores

and fine Whisky

and a chink with a pot of opium

that's just begging for a man

like you to come into his life.

You do what you need to do.

I expect you earned it.

But don't you ever...

If I ever hear a whispering

of you or that dog being

even near these parts again,

you'll be begging

for the army to come get ya.

But they won't.

They won't ever find you.

Nobody will.

Are we clear on that, soldier?

All right, fellas.

Our visitors

have decided to leave

they are ready to move on.

So please see that they do so.

And, uh, Mary-Anne?

I believe I will have

some of that stew.

Oh, and my understanding is,

Harris, it was a fair fight.

Yeah.

So don't bring any aggravating

on this no more.

And tell Gilly that too.

His nose is gonna heal up

like a crooked boot,

but he's gonna

have to accept that.

Maybe he'll even learn something

from all this. I don't know.

All right, you're dismissed.

Well, all right.

I know you're not coming back,

but I just want to say

it was nice meeting you today.

I wanted to give you this.

You can fold it

or rip off Ellen's part

if you don't want

to look at her.

I just thought maybe

you could remember me sometimes

when you get

wherever you're going.

Mary-Anne!

Well, good-bye.

Heck, I don't even know

your name.

My name's Paul.

Well,

good-bye, Paul.

Good girl.

You know what Cathy used to say one of

the greatest things about Mexico was?

Nobody speaks any English.

Oh, sh*t.

I'll tell you what, though.

One thing I did realize today

is that words don't come

so easy anymore.

I'm so used to talking to you

that I barely know what to say

when somebody talks back.

You speak Spanish?

Oh...

Yeah. Come here.

Come here.

What did you think

of that girl today, huh?

I thought she was pretty funny.

No, she was nothing like Cathy.

When I first met Cathy,

I couldn't get three words

out of her.

You know, she only spoke

if she had something

meaningful to say.

But this one...

Sh*t.

She'd speak every time

she wasn't taking a breath.

No... she's young enough

to be my daughter.

She was funny, though.

Didn't you think?

I thought she was funny.

Not as funny

as you, don't worry.

All right.

Let's go to bed.

Don't you want your blanket?

Shh, be quiet.

Go around the other side

in case he wakes up.

Sure he's asleep?

Heck, tubby.

Just do what I say.

Cut him off.

Gilly, I don't know about this.

Harris, go! Now!

Abbie, quiet down!

Come here!

Where'd it go? Where is it?

Shh, I can't see

where you're hit.

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